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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 1

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 440▲ 2 vs year ago 543 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 91▲ 40 vs year ago 109 · +36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 64 · +23.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends are available due to the market being closed last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.72/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$121.72

156 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	123.22	633	63
Medium and Large 1	602	121.24	729	50
Medium and Large 3	467	120.09	561	43

One grade step is worth $3.14/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale156 hd

121.72

—

GA average15 barns · 1,779 hd

126.58

−4.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,524	86.42	1,317	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	59.86	898	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	58.67	746	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	46.26	486	13

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	146.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	832	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	132.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	131.00/cwt	129.00–136.00	937	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	149.11/cwt	147.50–150.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	137.40/cwt	135.00–142.50	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	126.66/cwt	122.50–133.00	542	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	138.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	125.78/cwt	122.50–132.00	605	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	136.44/cwt	135.00–137.50	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	121.35/cwt	117.50–125.00	636	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	130.11/cwt	128.00–132.50	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	104.47/cwt	102.50–105.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	114.39/cwt	107.50–117.50	649	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	121.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	713	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	118.44/cwt	115.00–124.00	747	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	106.72/cwt	105.00–112.50	679	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	103.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	746	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	181.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	580	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	184.86/cwt	180.00–187.50	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	196.84/cwt	194.00–200.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	187.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	791	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	160.78/cwt	160.00–162.50	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	137.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	149.04/cwt	145.00–152.00	705	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	124.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	135.95/cwt	132.50–141.00	716	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	147.14/cwt	144.00–153.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	125.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	133.18/cwt	132.50–135.00	778	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	117.62/cwt	112.50–122.00	734	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	129.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	812	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	124.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	837	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	681	110.18/cwt	108.00–115.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	854	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	85.08/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,221	6
Bulls	—	—	1,701	92.78/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,578	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	42.25/cwt	38.00–45.00	441	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	49.70/cwt	46.00–53.00	525	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	50.13/cwt	47.00–53.00	597	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	58.40/cwt	54.00–61.00	741	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	64.00/cwt	62.00–69.00	847	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	59.86/cwt	57.00–62.00	898	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	861	589.43/cwt	530.00–670.00	5,075	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,062	681.22/cwt	610.00–760.00	7,235	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	877.71/cwt	810.00–970.00	10,050	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	809.18/cwt	760.00–860.00	9,912	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	810	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	7,209	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,023	775.67/cwt	730.00–810.00	7,935	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,085	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,959	2

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Dec 1, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 440Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 91Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 45Year ago 64

No Trends are available due to the market being closed last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	724	100.00–110.00	103.09
4	—	675	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	525	128.00–132.50	130.11
12	—	631	115.00–124.00	118.44
14	—	589	120.00–127.50	121.03
10	—	492	135.00–137.50	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.98
7	—	381	135.00–142.50	137.40
5	—	563	102.50–105.00	104.47
8	—	525	105.00–115.00	109.90
10	—	428	122.50–133.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	135.00–145.00	138.47
3	—	368	147.50–150.00	149.11
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
25	—	524	117.50–125.00	121.35
11	—	481	122.50–132.00	125.78
7	—	636	105.00–112.50	106.72
9	—	567	107.50–117.50	114.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	157.50	157.50
4	—	620	130.00–134.00	132.46
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
2	—	580	133.00–135.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	144.00–147.00	146.48
4	—	715	129.00–136.00	131.00
2	—	653	138.00	138.00
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	450	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	115.00–120.00	116.61
2	—	375	194.00–200.00	196.84
7	—	584	132.50–135.00	133.18
7	—	626	125.00–135.00	129.75
5	—	421	185.00–190.00	187.89
4	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.39
7	—	672	120.00–128.00	124.49
4	—	531	144.00–153.00	147.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	527	132.50–141.00	135.95
9	—	473	145.00–152.00	149.04
7	—	624	112.50–122.00	117.62
14	—	574	120.00–130.00	125.31
4	—	369	180.00–187.50	184.86
1	—	435	172.50	172.50
4	—	681	108.00–115.00	110.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	120.00–130.00	124.70
9	—	466	130.00–140.00	137.12
6	—	320	175.00–185.00	181.10
4	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.42
3	—	432	160.00–162.50	160.78
2	—	370	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	38.00–45.00	42.25
7	—	1,056	46.00–53.00	49.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,500	57.00–62.00	59.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,268	54.00–61.00	58.40
23	—	1,323	62.00–69.00	64.00
13	—	1,190	47.00–53.00	50.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,435	83.00–87.00	85.08
2	—	1,348	74.00–75.00	74.53
5	—	1,701	91.00–94.00	92.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	861	530.00–670.00	589.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	610.00–760.00	681.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	760.00–860.00	809.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,145	810.00–970.00	877.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,023	730.00–810.00	775.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,010.00	1,010.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.